tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post743922634290088973..comments2024-03-28T09:00:59.832-04:00Comments on Amy's Free Motion Quilting Adventures: Reorganizing the Studio: Part 2Amy @ Amy's FMQ Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18249397590865683398noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post-88467796861031509352017-03-06T15:50:29.210-05:002017-03-06T15:50:29.210-05:00We attached a piece of wood under the ends, the sa...We attached a piece of wood under the ends, the same size as the space between the posts and it fits snuggly between them. This means I can (and have) pulled the top off for a quick photo out in the sun!Amy @ Amy's FMQ Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249397590865683398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post-80298007346293315552017-03-05T01:06:03.704-05:002017-03-05T01:06:03.704-05:00I just found this great series about your sewing r...I just found this great series about your sewing room and am admiring the cutting tables. Would you mind describing how you attached the wood tops to the shelf posts? Thanks, great ideas.When Do I Retire?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04545854315085434602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post-87611717407358709342015-08-13T20:59:48.707-04:002015-08-13T20:59:48.707-04:00I had to smile at your question about changing roo...I had to smile at your question about changing rooms/houses at different seasons of our lives. We had a 4 bedroom/3 bathroom house for a while and 2 of our 3 adult children moved back home with their children while getting a divorce. They didn't stay overlong but still they knew we had the room and that our home will always be their home. When we downsized into a 2 bedroom house they laughed and accused us of doing it so they couldn't come home again. :) blessings, marleneStitchinByTheLakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post-20384394430061115722015-08-10T08:12:36.940-04:002015-08-10T08:12:36.940-04:00It looks like you're doing all the right stuff...It looks like you're doing all the right stuff, Amy, for creating a workable space. The metal shelves with the wood board top is a great idea. Over the weekend, I hope you were able to accomplish what you wanted. Thankfully, I've always had a dedicated sewing space, though it hasn't always been ideal. In our previous home, for more than 22 years I sewed in an unfinished basement that was frigid in the winter. Yet, I had a 14-foot by 28-foot space that was all mine, and that houseguests rarely saw. Now I am happily in a ranch home and have the entire front bedroom, with a lovely bay window, to call my own. I love it so much (though it's packed to the gills!) that I find I don't want to GO anywhere… like to weekly quilter's group or a sew-in, because I have such a nice at-home set-up. FlourishingPalmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post-44226278969227018982015-08-09T10:49:00.276-04:002015-08-09T10:49:00.276-04:00It's really coming together. I myself have be...It's really coming together. I myself have been on a quest the past few weeks to get my scraps under control. I have taken the advice of several quilters to store my scraps as precut pieces. Such as 2" squares and strips or other common sizes that will be sewing ready. And this meant I had to add some storage items to what I had to do so. I am finding that I am able to get more sewing time because my space is sewing ready. Good luck on your organizing project...I can hardly wait to see the reveal!Paula DiMatteihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843001353053461443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post-3175891992083055862015-08-09T07:50:14.844-04:002015-08-09T07:50:14.844-04:00Love the idea of the linky party. By the way, some...Love the idea of the linky party. By the way, sometime I'd love to learn about your set up for videoing your quilting. Thanks so much for all your contributions!wrighaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613842569092150047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post-68947661852725919212015-08-09T07:17:39.965-04:002015-08-09T07:17:39.965-04:00We don't have enough space in our 2-bed bunga...We don't have enough space in our 2-bed bungalow. So we converted the garage into a workroom for me, plus a large storage cupboard for the household. I now do so many different crafty activities, I've outgrown my space and it's become claustraphobic, so we're having a studio build on the side of the house. Work should commence any day. I can't wait. The budget won't stretch to an expensive fit out, so I'm absorbing all the ideas I can from your blog! Love the cutting table idea.Plumdelicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958202683673913086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post-20192631943083026682015-08-09T01:54:27.685-04:002015-08-09T01:54:27.685-04:00So many good ideas here. I like that you've fo...So many good ideas here. I like that you've found ways to use some of what you already have rather than buying an entirely new setup. Someday!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445986501162780215.post-59560919951418844832015-08-08T18:34:14.242-04:002015-08-08T18:34:14.242-04:00I have no dedicated space for quilting, and my fab...I have no dedicated space for quilting, and my fabric is stored in several cabinets in the family room, not all of which are easily accessible. Now that my son has headed off to college I am thinking of moving my fabrics into his largely empty closet and moving my sewing machine to his desk...which could eventually be modified to sink my sewing machine into it. I just don't want him to feel he doesn't have a place to come home to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com